This year’s shortlisted firms, drawn from a record number of entries, stand out for their sharp and inventive strategic focus to overcome challenges Sponsored by As the legal market around the world continues to evolve, this year’s European Awards will show how the right strategy can lead to success, even in some […]
Life in Canada is getting harder for firms as commodities prices fall and work volumes slow After the collapse of Lehman Brothers Canada enjoyed a relatively robust economy compared with most other jurisdictions, but now the intimate relationship between the country’s currency and its commodities sector is signalling tougher times ahead. While the country’s ‘seven […]
Legal and commercial freedoms underpinned by the 800-year-old charter have helped create an enviable heritage, but its advantages don’t end there Many of the foundations and traditions we reference in our work as lawyers are drawn from Magna Carta, and 2015 marks 800 years since this seminal document was sealed at Runnymede. It is important […]
The discovery of new oil deposits in the Black Sea holds promise of a new golden age for Romania’s energy industry – and for the local law firms Romania’s energy industry could soon be hitting a high. Earlier this year, the country discovered new oil reserves in the Black Sea that have the potential to […]
Move of the week Kirkland & Ellis debt finance partner Stephen Gillespie is leaving the firm to join Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, to become the Californian firm’s fifth high-profile recruit in the last year. He makes the move after eight years at Kirkland. UK London Bond Dickinson has hired Andrew Barber as a partner for […]
Global and local firms are poised to exploit the potential from ASEAN’s new single economic market in our first Elite report into the region’s legal sector The Southeast Asia Elite report This year the ASEAN Economic Community launches – a regional event that both domestic and international firms in Southeast Asia have been gearing up […]
How should GCs manage risk, gain commercial nous and say ‘no’ the right way? Lawyers converged at the inaugural In-house Counsel to Business Partner conference to find out Headline Sponsor of The Lawyer Conference, From In House Counsel to Business Partner General counsel should put a stake in the ground and say, “this is what […]
As legal boss at Cancer Research Technology, Andrew Waldron is blazing a pioneering trail to get life-changing drugs to market Andrew Waldron is on a mission to save lives through commercial legal work. As head of legal at Cancer Research Technology (CRT) he helps to build the bridge between academic research and the delivery of […]
There are plenty of big issues on the horizon for 2015. To start with, the general election is looming, as well the prospect of a referendum on membership of the EU. And 2015 is also – if you haven’t worked this out already – the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. That the Magna Carta […]